Longboat Key Club Moorings, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, guards the western shores of Sarasota Bay, north of the city of Sarasota, and south of Longboat Pass.
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Nice article on the North Carolina Waterway by By Blake Guthrie for the AJC.
Spring travel: Fun in the sun
Atlanta Journal Constitution
GoChesapeake, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is an organization dedicated to promoting waterway tourism for economic prosperity in the Chesapeake, Virginia area.
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The historic Dismal Swamp Canal connects southeastern Virginia to northeastern North Carolina and is recognized as the oldest, continuously operating waterway in the United States. Originally built in the early 1790s, the canal historically served as a trade route from Virginia to North Carolina. Today, the canal is part of the Intracoastal Waterway and hosts pleasure boaters navigating their way between the Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle Sound.
Nearby Lake Drummond feeds the Dismal Swamp Canal and controls its overall depth. Minimum canal depths average 6 ½ feet with the canal, its locks and bridges accommodating watercraft up to 50 feet wide and 300 feet in length.
The 22-mile canal flows through the heart of the Great Dismal Swamp, offering explorers magnificent terrain views and glimpses of its diverse wildlife. Atlantic white cypress trees line the canal banks as deer, river otters and the occasional black bear romp in this outdoor refuge. Travelers navigating the canal during spring and fall migration can spot migratory, neo-tropical birds passing through the region during their bi-annual pilgrimage.
The Dismal Swamp Canal’s two locks and bridges operate 365 days a year, weather conditions permitting. The two locks that bookend the Dismal Swamp Canal operate four times a day at 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal as part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
AREA SPONSORING MARINA
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Now that many of you are in southern waters and maybe headed for the Bahamas, don’t miss this opportunity to link with the Royal Marsh Harbour Yacht Club, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!. Our thanks to Jim Lund for sharing this update on Old Bahama Bay Marina.
Our thanks to Steve Russell for sharing his video of the entrance channel into Bimini Sands Marina.
Entrance Channel into Bimini Sands Marina, Bimini, Bahamas
Capt Steve Russell
Full Time Cruising on
Gypsies Palace
2014 50′ Endeavour TrawlerCat
Washington is the only NC town in the top six in the Small Business Revolution Main Street competition and they need your vote! Vote once a day through 2/19. See Vote Here link below.
Whether you want to revisit the past, satisfy your curiosities, discover the arts or explore your true nature, you can do it from the heart of the Inner Banks – Washington, North Carolina. Washington City Docks, A CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, has proven to be well worth the journey up the Pamlico River.
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Click below for the frightening story of the Coast Guard’s efforts to rescue the crew of the Marine Electric off the coast of Virginia.
Shipwreck that Changed the Coast Guard Forever
Pat yourselves on the back, dear Cruisers Net users. Your Cruisers Net Team is very PROUD of YOU! The lobbying work of AIWA is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable and your membership dollars directly impact their vital work. But let’s not stop here, please continue to join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport.
Dear Cruisers Net family,
I wanted to reach out and thank you and your readers for your support in January. From the new membership sign-ups, it is clear how important the Cruisers Net endorsement is. Looking over the month, we can directly link about 25-30 new individual memberships, one Associate membership, and one Corporate membership to your article and follow-up. In dollars and cents, the contributions total at least $1,700!
Thank you again for your ongoing support and joining us in being the Unified Voice of the Waterway, and helping us take a giant step forward in our efforts to raise awareness for the waterway and for the AIWA.
Respectfully,
Brad
Brad Pickel
Executive Director
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association
5A Market
Beaufort, SC 29906
843-379-1151
Has this issue of GPS jamming been a problem for any of you? If so, let us hear from you. Our thanks to Ted for sharing this link.
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Ted R. Bost, Jr.
Longboat Pass separates Longbeach and Bradenton Beach south of Tampa Bay north of Sarasota, FL Adjustments to the uncharted ATONS in the Pass are a common and frequent USCG procedure and the last dredging was completed in April of ’17 (https://cruisersnet.net/164177). Our thanks to Bob Dockery for this update on earlier confusing marker positions
CHANNEL MARKS NOW IN PROPER PLACE
Bob Dockery
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Area Sponsoring Marina
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